(Freaky) Chocolate Brownie Slice

I have been meaning to share this amazing Chocolate Brownie Slice recipe for ages, I even took these photos last month. But you know, stuff happens, and I had not got around to it. So I sat down at the computer right now ready to share it, but first looked at a few other blogs I follow, and lo and behold, just today Corrie from retromummy not only blogged a very similar recipe, she has also made the same dinner (my salmon fishcakes recipe is here) for her family, as I have made for ours. Freaky. Spooky. Weird. But all yummy, that's all that matters in my opinion.

I'll still share my Brownie recipe, because I know my sister-in-law Jus and family will love eating them.

Chocolate Brownie Slice

• 150-200g good quality dark chocolate*
• 100g butter
• 1 cup sugar (I use brown)
• 1/2 cup plain flour (I use wholemeal)
• 2 Tablespoons cocoa
• 2 eggs

1. Line a 16x26cm slab pan with baking paper, grease with butter.
2. Melt chocolate and butter together (I use a pyrex dish suspended over a saucepan of simmering water) Let it cool a little.
3. Take off heat, mix in sugar, plain flour and cocoa.
4. Add eggs, mix well.
5. Cook in prepared pan for 25-35 minutes in pre-heated oven set to 160C. I like my brownies quite moist and still a little gooey, so only cook mine for 27 minutes.
6. Try not to eat all of it at once.

* I buy good quality cooking chocolate in 200g blocks. Not all of it makes it into the brownie slice, some falls into my mouth. Make sure you put at least 150g into your brownies :)

Recipe: Anzac biscuits

Abbey wanted to do some baking last week, so we made Anzac biscuits. Abbey only loves cooking if she can eat it along the way, and lick the bowl and cooking spoons (I love this too)


I love her concentration face, rolling the mixture!


And this is the "please can I eat one now" face.

And now the "please can I eat one more, I'll even smile for the camera" pose.

Most Australian's know the recipe, I am mainly posting this for our family in the UK, they might like to make them one day, they are very yummy. I always make a double batch, so I can share some with my mum and Grandma.

I can't say where this version of the recipe has come from, I have had it scribbled on a (now) grubby piece of paper for over 15 years. This grubby piece of paper is well traveled too, it came with me when I lived in the UK.

Anzac Biscuits:

1 cup rolled oats (not quick oats)

1 cup plain flour (I use wholemeal)

1 cup sugar (I use brown sugar)

3/4 cup desiccated coconut

125g butter

2 tablespoons golden syrup

1/2 teaspoon bicarb

1 tablespoon boiling water

1. Combine rolled oats, flour, sugar and coconut in large bowl, mix well.
2. Melt together butter and golden syrup.
3. Add bicarb to boiling water, mix well, then add to butter and golden syrup mixture.
4. Mix together, be careful it does not overflow, as the liquid puffs up in size.
5. Add to the dry ingredients, and mix until well combined.
6. Roll into balls, or use spoonfuls of mixture and cook on a non-stick baking tray or baking paper. Cook in a slow oven 150C for 12-18 minutes. 12 minutes for soft biscuits, 18 for crunchy ones.

I always use less coconut as I have a mild food intolerance to it, and I add in extra oats to make up the difference.